Most of this is factual. The betrayal happened. I've filled in some of the blanks, though, based on what I knew about her.
"Our first anniversary is next week," she said. "Want to throw a little party for a few friends?"
Our apartment was small. It shared space with 3 other apartments in a large old home: two on the main floor, two identical places on the second floor. A central staircase split the four. A nice little old lady lived next door. We rarely saw or heard from her. A man lived upstairs over our place. A couple lived across the hall from him,
"Sounds good. Josh upstairs, the Galligans, the usual people from school?"
The Galligans were another married couple that were my wife's oldest friends. We had about a dozen friends from school that we hung out with, usually doing the occasional bar crawl.
"I'll call them. We'll schedule it for Friday night?"
"Gotta work at 8 Saturday but I'll still party hard and struggle off to work in the morning."
We put on a nice spread - some booze, sandwiches, snacks - a struggle since we were both in college and had to double count every penny. Fifteen people showed up. The apartment was packed. The woman who lived across the hall was out of town, the couple upstairs were in places unknown, Josh joined us.
Music played, people laughed and drank and by midnight most of us were mostly drunk and a few started to leave. With my early morning call, I said my goodnights and tip-toed off to bed. I left the goodbyes to my wife. I had noticed Josh was playing close attention to her most of the evening. He had danced a little too closely to her but she seemed to politely manage the situation.
The Attitude Changes
Josh was the last to leave. No problem. Although he was seriously buzzed, his trip home was just up the stairs, no driving necessary. Lily walked him to the door and thanked him for joining the party. He opened the door, hesitated just a second and pulled her into the hallway. She had over imbibed, too, so she didn't immediately figure out his intent.
Josh was a hound for women but only if they were already taken. His buds knew to keep their girlfriends away from him. He had a special penchant for wives. He had worked his way through half a dozen, most married to co-workers. He had yet to notch a white wife, though, and the young newlywed downstairs made his mouth water.
She had that innocent sexiness about her, not fully cognizant of the effect she had on men. The way she walked grabbed attention, a hip swaying strut. She flirted, too, never expecting to be taken seriously, though, it was all in good, clean fun.
He had spent most of the evening grooming her. Flattery, touches here and there that couldn't be taken as sexual but had a familiarity to them that were gauged to break down her natural feminine defenses. He made a point to dance with her often, but not too often. He wanted her to feel his warmth, to get used to his body next to hers. He especially enjoyed the touch of her firm breasts against his chest. Several times during the evening, he had to rest the urge to slip his hand under her blouse.
She walked him to the door, being the proper hostess. He had his hand on her shoulder, steadying himself and her. They were both drunk. When she opens the door for him. he puled her into the hallway. He bent down, pulled her face toward his and covered her mouth with his. Shocked, she went limp for a few seconds before pulling away.
"No," she whispered. She was too shy to make big scene but she was alarmed by his action.
"I'm sorry," he said. "I really want you, come up stairs with me," he whispered, his breath tickling her ear. "You're just so damn sexy. Have you ever fucked a black man before?"
She put her hand on his chest and stopped back into the apartment. "You're drunk, you're way out of line." she gasped. She closed the door. Josh staggered back to his apartment. She stood inside, listening at the door to make sure he was climbing the steps. She was alarmed at what had just happened and just a little excited. Still shaken, she walked on trembling legs to the bedroom at the back of the apartment. Her husband was sleeping soundly. Quietly, she slipped out of her clothes and stood in the middle of the room for a moment. She could hear Josh's footsteps. She glanced up at the ceiling and a mental image flashed across her mind - Josh standing next to his bed, just as naked as she was.